CVE-2011-3360 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 20 Sep 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious Lua script in a directory searched by Wireshark, requiring user interaction to load it.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-3360?

CVE-2011-3360 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 20 Sep 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Lua script in an unspecified directory.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3360?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3360?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-3360 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-3360 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3360, DSA-2324-1, GHSA-6c9g-wrqp-q548.